Unions representing garment workers have pledged to reignite protests if the minimum wage for the industry is raised to only $115 next year, a sum they say was offered by the Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia during a meeting on Friday. The Labour advisory Committee (LaC) <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wrangling-over-wage-may-spur-new-unrest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

It used to be a common sight in Phnom Penh &ndash; a child wandering on a street with a needle in his hand, followed by a parent holding a bag of IV fluid. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/iv-drips-still-the-treatment-of-choice-in-kratie/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A coAlition of 30 brAnds And three globAl unions hAve sent A letter to CAmbodiAn Prime Minister Hun Sen cAlling for An investigAtion into the recent use of deAdly force AgAinst striking gArment-sector workers. The letter, dAted FridAy, urged the government to lAunch A new process <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/mAjor-brAnds-confront-cAmbodiAn-leAder-over-use-of-force/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Immigration officials from the Interior Ministry and Pursat province today are to begin a census of all foreigners living in the Kingdom, though it is expected to focus primarily on those of Vietnamese descent. Following a meeting in Pursat yesterday afternoon, Major General Khun Sambor, chief <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/countrywide-census-starts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) has issued a warning to 15 companies that offer Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services for allegedly failing to pay their annual fees. In a statement published on a local media website on august 22, the TRC demanded the companies <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/telecom-regulator-warns-fee-dodgers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The French Government today granted EUR 1.5 million to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to improve and expand its river monitoring network for better river monitoring and management of water infrastructure project operations along the mainstream and key tributaries of the Mekong.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mekong-river-monitoring-network-improvement-receives-french-support/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A week And A hAlf After A uniformed mAn opened fire on three femAle protesters At A speciAl economic zone in SvAy Rieng province, A photogrAph surfAced in A locAl newspAper on FridAy showing the Alleged gunmAn brAndishing A pistol And surrounded by police And <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/photo-sAid-to-show-sez-shooter-with-police/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The minister of labour has sent a stern warning to garment factories to take measures to end mass faintings or face the consequences. Speaking after a safety workshop yesterday, Ith Sam Heng said the government will get tougher on factories, fining those that didn’t provide safe <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-fines-for-faintings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

High-level bureaucrats from australia have visited several sites in Cambodia over the past two months to view properties where refugees from its overseas detention centre on Nauru could be relocated, the Post has learned. Separate sources, who cannot be named because of the sensitivity of the ongoing negotiations, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/refugee-house-hunting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Security forces have sealed off a village in eastern Cambodia and denied entry to human rights workers after the fatal shooting of a teenager in the latest violent eviction aimed at clearing land for development. Soldiers said they needed to secure the area around Proma village, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-troops-seal-off-village-after-land-clashes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia Hotel association (CHa) has distributed $150 million financial aid from the government to revive the country’s tourism sector hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, a senior official said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/150-million-aid-distributed-to-revive-tourism-industry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved an investment project worth $84.5 million that will need about 1,000 workers to manufacture solar panels in an industrial zone in Kratie province, according to a release by the CDC. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/84-5-million-investment-project-approved-to-produce-solar-panels/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Take up of COVID-19 vaccination drive’s 5th dose regime still leaves much to be desired off. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/total-of-394458-people-have-received-their-fifth-dose-of-covid-19-vaccine-since-june-9/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Some 112 new factories, with a total investment of $1.19 billion, had opened in Cambodia during the first seven months of 2022, an industry ministry spokesperson said here on Thursday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/112-new-factories-open-in-cambodia-in-first-7-months-of-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Recent flooding has claimed another victim, a child in Kratie province who drowned, bringing the total death toll to 30, Keo Vy, cabinet director at the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said yesterday. While water levels are declining across the 12 provinces affected by flooding, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/flooding-chaos-drives-families-onto-safe-hill/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The death toll from lethal floods has climbed to 27, with more than 10,000 families across 12 provinces evacuated from their homes to escape rising floodwaters, according to a report from the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM). The report, released yesterday, also shows that almost <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/floodings-deadly-toll-rises/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The draft amendment of the Law on Protected areas and the Forestry Law should provide indigenous communities with traditional right to livelihood and beliefs, protection and management of natural resources, a non-government organisation said at a press conference yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngo-urges-law-amendments-to-provide-for-indigenous-people/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The number of dengue cases in the Kingdom is continuing to dwindle, but health officials noted a spike of rainy season-induced Japanese encephalitis over the weekend. On Saturday alone, 112 children at Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital were diagnosed with encephalitis &ndash; brain-swelling &ndash; that was caused <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/dengue-falls-encephalitis-up/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Bakan grassland in Pursat province has been designated as a national protected area, officially called the Bakan Protected Landscape.​​​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bakan-grassland-designated-as-natural-protected-area/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has authorised the Ministry of Environment to promulgate the Circular Strategy on Environment 2023-2050 to ensure environmental sustainability and integrity, respond to climate change and promote a green economy. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-green-lights-circular-strategy-on-environment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>